Carol Zeavinearned her BA in music from UCLA and became a successful freelance orchestral violinist and chamber musician in New York City. She earned master's degrees in education and special education from Bank Street College and worked with infants and toddlers from 1992 to 2010, both as head teacher at Rockefeller University's Child and Family Center and Barnard's Toddler Development Center, and as a special educator employed by Y.A.I. and Theracare. She continues to perform classical music in NYC and teaches violin and piano to kids and grownups of all ages and abilities.

Rhona Silverbush,co-author of the Terrific Toddlers series, studied psychology and theater at Brandeis University and holds ajuris doctorfrom Boston College Law School. Rhona is the co-author ofSpeak the Speech! Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated(Faber and Faber, 2002) and has taught theater to all age groups from tots to adults. She has taught at Columbia University Teachers College and is also a freelance writer and editor and a consultant for families of children and teens with learning differences and special needs. Visit her at www.rhonasilverbush.com

Jon Davisis an award-winning illustrator who has illustrated more than 70 books, including the Terrific Toddlers Series for Magination Press. He works digitally, in Photoshop with a tablet and pen and based in the Lake District, England. Visit him at www.jonsmind.com and follow him on Twitter: @JonDavisIllust.